10 day YI incubation?

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I have noticed a very odd trend.

I first posted back at halloween that I had some odd symptoms. It turned out to be a YI, and after the OTC 3 day treatment, things were back to normal.

today, I've noticed the same increase in discharge as before. It is not clumpy yet, but the clumps didn't come for me until a few days after the initial discharge increase before, so I'm going to assume and go buy myself an OTC treatment in a moment.

However I noticed something.

The first YI I got came exactly 10 days after a 5 day romp with a man that I am sleeping with. We rarely get to see one another, so when we do the sex is plentiful and frequent. We also do not use condoms, and he usually ejaculates inside of me.

Guess where I was 10 days ago? Visiting this boy for another extended weekend.

So now I'm wondering: A) is it possible that I'm getting these YIs from him? I know men can have them, but it seems like 10 days is a long incubation period (and remember, this is 10 days from our last round of sex, both times I'd been with him about 4 days before so we are looking at 2 weeks from infection to symptoms) And could it be from his semen?

B)could he possibly have the SAME YI from when I saw him in October? I would think it would clear itself up by 2 months.

C) If it seems likely, how does one call up a guy and say, hey, you might have a YI, since every time I sleep with you I get one. Let me rephrase that, since I know how to call him. *Should* I call? or at least mention the possibility? I don't want to freak him out if it is an extremely weird coincidence.

Comments

[birthingway.livejournal.com]

You are right that it's very likely due to sex, but it's doubtful that he is giving you the yeast directly.

Rather, it's like this: our vaginas are usually acidic. Semen is alkaline. 5-day sex romp + lots of semen + perhaps some abrasions from all the sexx0rs = YI.

Sometimes. What you can do to avoid it in the future is to eliminate as much sugar as you can from your diet, take probiotics, and also try to push as much of his semen out when you are on the toilet as you can.

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Alright. That makes a lot of sense seeing it broken down like that.

[violet-tigress1.livejournal.com]

I've never had a YI clear up on its own. They just get worse.

[1girl.livejournal.com]

A lot of times having a period will re-balance the vagina and clear up a YI. Of course, that definitely depends on the severity of the YI. A YI on a penis seems like it would be less likely to clear up on its own (this is purely speculation) both because a guy doesn't have a natural cycle and YI symptoms in men can sometimes be much less noticeable (and less expected), so it can take hold before a guy realizes what is going on.